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Title: The Holy Bible: A Facsimile of the Pennyroyal Caxton Edition of the King James Bible by Barry Moser ISBN: 0-14-200502-9 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 11 September, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.91 (35 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Masterful
Comment: It has been said that on the American frontier, one book could be found in the home of every family: the King James Bible. More than any other book, the King James Bible formed America's collective mind and cultural landscape. One cannot imagine, for example, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address without it. And now, this Bible has inspired Barry Moser's stunning illustrations. So--enjoy the illustrations, and read the text. (My only qualm: I wish that Moser had followed Gustave Dore in including the Apocrypha.)
Rating: 2
Summary: Pictures too dark
Comment: I guess I'm the lone ranger here, but, on the whole, I did not enjoy Moser's illustrations. The choice of subject matter was extremely idiosyncratic (he manages to get through all four gospels without illustrating miracles or parables) and the overall tone of them was exceptionally dark. This can be appropriate for the mood of a book like Jeremiah or Lamentations, but seems almost absurdly out of place when illustrating the Pauline epistles, which focus so strongly on God's miraculous gift of grace. The cardinal virtues of Christianity are faith, hope and love. Moser's illustrations, however technically masterful they may be (and they obviously are) do not contain the elements that have made the Bible a repeated source of inspiration and strength for two millenia. As such, they define a Bible that is interesting in its own way, but lacks critical dimensions that have been central to this book's longevity, impact and meaning for humanity.
Rating: 5
Summary: WOW
Comment: I can't seem to put this book down. I'm consistently surprised by the images. They are all original pieces of art unlike tradional depictions of biblical events. They all have something unique about them. A perfect complement to the poetry of the King James version. This is the best book I own.
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Title: In Parenthesis (New York Review Books) by David Michael Jones, W. S. Merwin ISBN: 1590170369 Publisher: New York Review of Books Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Bangkok 8 by JOHN BURDETT ISBN: 1400040442 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 03 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: The Known World by Edward P. Jones ISBN: 0060557540 Publisher: Amistad Press Pub. Date: 14 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Amateur Marriage: A Novel by ANNE TYLER ISBN: 1400042070 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Lord of the Rings (Leatherette Collector's Edition) by J. R. R. Tolkien ISBN: 0395193958 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 01 November, 1974 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
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